If you hop between the regular applications and the command prompt with any frequency the lack of CTRL+V paste is frustrating. Tweak the Windows command prompt to support keyboard-based pasting with a simple AutoHotkey script.

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How-to website How-To Geek has a great AutoHotkey script that inputs the text contents of your clipboard into the console window using the familiar CTRL+V paste combo. It's a great time saver when you're doing some command prompt judo and want to cut and paste a string of commands from a tutorial or other source.